The craft, the writing of a song, is about creating a story, a life story, a world within three minutes, but that's the frame, if you like, the picture frame. That fascinates me.

In college, I thought I wanted to be solely an artist, and then when I got here, to college, I was like, "Okay, well I want to be a songwriter," 'cause it was like close to Nashville.

I like to be around things that I find inspiring.

It's good to feel excited by the environment you're in.

In the same way, I write some of my more difficult pieces when I'm at very happy stages in my life.

I've always been very interested in the visual aspect of what I do.

I'm always trying to swim to new ground.